AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS, ETC.

Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 150, 24 June 1897, Page 4

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS, ETC.

TO THK EDITOR. Sb,-I erava space to draw your attention to the grossly misleading reports which occasionally appear in the newspapers both at Auckland and the Waikato. Recently one auctioneer reported that he sold '2OO boxes of butter and 150 tons of potatoes at fabulous prices, mid goes on to say that he had to refuse an order for 3000 boxes of factory butter at Is per lb. nett at the factory. These statements, although circulated by_an irresponsible party, are probably copied throughout the colony, and do a great deal of harm, although absurdly incorrect ; and I warn farmers to be very careful how they believe any such reports in future." In any case 1 will give £5 to your local hospital if the firm in question can prove their reports to be any where near the truth. I should also like to give warning in another quarter re prices of farmers' butter. First-class dairy butter has been worth from Id to 2Ad per lb. more than has been quoted in the Herald's special produce report for some weeks past, and I find that these prices are quoted and ruled by a select clique of grocers here, who keep the price down in this monstrous manner to suit their own ends, and thus deprive the fanners of their hard earnings. I enclose card in case you should require the £s.—l am, etc., Watchman. Auckland, June lSth, LS!)7.